March 15 - 17, 2019

Type Inference in Java: Dos and Don'ts

Saturday - Mar 16 9:00 AM
- WAKEFIELD

Venkat Subramaniam

Founder of Agile Developer, Inc.

Some developers simply hate type inference. And then there others who love it. Neither one of them is entirely right. In Java we have been making extensive use of type inference for several years without realizing it. The introduction of “var” in Java 10 has stirred up some surprising debate. In this presentation we will step back and review type inference in Java. Then we will dive deep into type inference in Java 10 and 11. We will wrap up the presentation will good recommendations on when to use type inference and when to avoid it.

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About Venkat Subramaniam

Dr. Venkat Subramaniam is an award-winning author, founder of Agile Developer, Inc., creator of agilelearner.com, and an instructional professor at the University of Houston.

He has trained and mentored thousands of software developers in the US, Canada, Europe, and Asia, and is a regularly-invited speaker at several international conferences. Venkat helps his clients effectively apply and succeed with sustainable agile practices on their software projects.

Venkat is a (co)author of multiple technical books, including the 2007 Jolt Productivity award winning book Practices of an Agile Developer. You can find a list of his books at agiledeveloper.com. You can reach him by email at venkats@agiledeveloper.com or on twitter at @venkat_s.